Widespread Panic by James Ellroy - ISBN: 9781529157581
Paperback
Hollywood’s darkest secrets surface: blackmail, paranoia, and deadly obsessions.

Widespread Panic

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  • Paperback

    336 pages

  • Release Date

    15 June 2022

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Summary

“The king of macho noir” returns to his most notorious character, Freddy Otash, in a high-octane, daring story. Freddy is an ex-L.A. cop on the skids. He snuffed a cop killer in cold blood - and it got to him bad. Now he’s a sleazoid private eye, a shakedown artist, a pimp - and, most notably, the head strongarm goon for Confidential magazine.

Welcome to the world of the malevolent monarch of the Hollywood underground - a tale of pervasive paranoia teeming with communist conspiracies,…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781529157581
ISBN-10:1529157587
Author:James Ellroy
Publisher:Cornerstone
Imprint:Penguin
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:336
Release Date:15 June 2022
Weight:238g
Dimensions:197mm x 130mm x 22mm
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Critics Review

Unfolds in shimmering Ellroyvision – Tom Nolan * The Wall Street Journal *Purgatory is rarely this much fun * Financial Times *Like drinking a pint of espresso – Sam Leith * TLS *Extraordinary… Ellroy’s legion of fans will love it – Mark Sanderson * The Times *James Ellroy is the king of macho noir – Laura Wilson * Guardian *A characteristically vigorous tour of his established territory … Like drinking a pint of espresso – Sam Leith * Times Literary Supplement *His most compelling novel in ages – Jake Kerridge * Daily Telegraph *I thought it was brilliant * Belfast Telegraph *Great fun * i Paper *Very definitely one for Ellroy fans to lap up like warm milk * Bookbrunch *

About The Author

James Ellroy

JAMES ELLROY was born in Los Angeles. He is the author of the Underworld U.S.A. Trilogy- American Tabloid, The Cold Six Thousand, and Blood’s A Rover; and the L.A. Quartet novels- The Black Dahlia, The Big Nowhere, L.A. Confidential, and White Jazz. He is also the author of two other Freddy Otash novels, Widespread Panic and The Enchanters. He was awarded the 2022 Los Angeles Times Robert Kirsch Award for lifetime achievement. He lives in Colorado.

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